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Class is in session with Social Security webinars 

Fast Medicare coverage even when you're not retired 

Tax season: A great time to conduct a retirement checkup

What women should know about Social Security 

Wireless hearing aids? How technology continues to improve our lives

Figuring out retirement 

Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland Announces Program for Family Caregivers 

Lower your risk with heart healthy habits

Questions and Answers from Social Security

How you can avoid falling victim to the second-most-deadly cancer

Your March to-do list

State Agencies Offer llinois Families Extra Help Again This Tax Season

What you can do to speed up your disability application 

Prose from the Christian Village

Electronic SSN payments are a must 

Resources and tips for the millions of Alzheimer's caregivers

Road trip! A mature dude's guide to roaming the highways

Social Security's final four

Illinois Ag can help with healthcare complaints

What you need to know about the Tax Relief Act of 2010

Fuzzy, fun and healthy: Secrets of the amazing kiwifruit

Social Security tackles heart diseases

Blundering away from millions of dollars on the Internet By Mike Fak

Getting a replacement SSA-1099 is easy

Building a better breakfast: Start with whole grains

You may benefit from new pre-existing condition insurance plan

Give yourself some credit-Social Security credit 

Seniors shoulder a surprisingly large credit card debt burden

Living with Rejection...by the Baseball Hall of Fame
By Mike Fak

Aging in place allows you to keep your heart at home

Counterfeit check scams:
Throw that fake check away!

IEMA highlights preparedness for people with functional needs

Read this if you plan to retire soon 

Beware of Tax Refund Loans

Keep Social Security in the loop to avoid improper payments

40th anniversary: Learning that words have power

Getting your Social Security income verification is easy

Six Tips to Avoid Getting Stuck
in Deep Credit Card Debt

Do’s and don’ts of Medicare Part D

Spousal benefits offer increased retirement options

Social Security's 75th anniversary: an eventful year

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Christmas 1958, A Sears Blunder Creates a Holiday Extravaganza.

Your Social Security resolutions for 2011

Department on Aging Urges Seniors to Take Steps to Stay Safe and Warm This Winter

Social Security can show you the way

Ill. A.G. protecting seniors from fraud

Blundering Through Modern Music

Family gatherings, holiday shopping and Medicare prescription drug plans

Social Security serves veterans

Wrap up your retirement application before wrapping up holiday gifts

A Holiday Gift
Story by Mike Fak

Social Security Unveils New Home Page at www.socialsecurity.gov

Baby Boomers: Apply online for Medicare

Don't be tricked out of money by the 'grandparent scam'

Social Security Fast-Track Disability Processes Get Even Faster

Get moving to treat and prevent arthritis

New "high dose" flu vaccine is for seniors only

Blundering Through a Motorcycle Accident; In the Living Room
By Mike Fak

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